This Story Is Not About a Kitten
Review posted May 25, 2024.
Random House Studio, 2022. 36 pages.
Review written January 25, 2023, from a library book.
Starred Review
A 2022 Capitol Choices selection
Here's a heart-warming picture book about a community coming together to rescue a little kitten that's lost and alone.
Oops! I told you what it's about. The picture book itself does that with more artistic flair, in a cumulative refrain that tells us what the story is not about. Here's an example, several pages in:
This story is not about the twins
who brought a box,
or the woman who held the dog
for the dog's people who listened,
or the dog who stopped when it
heard the kitten,
hungry and dirty,
scared and alone,
meowing sadly,
needing a home.
As more and more people get involved, we see an entire neighborhood interacting to help. And when they figure out who can take the little lost kitten, they all come together with refreshments. And you see new friendships formed because they all worked together to help.
A beautifully simple book with a lyrical refrain, all about the connections built when people work together.